Ski Holidays in Verbier, Switzerland

Verbier is the most famous resort in the extensive 4 Valleys area for good reason, but for those wanting to ski this fantastic area on a budget should not overlook Nendaz just over the mountain. With over 400km of runs linked by almost 100 lifts, there is more than enough to keep the keenest skier entertained – especially when you throw in the incredible off-piste runs.

Verbier, Switzerland Ski Resort

The pretty, traditional resort of Verbier enjoys a sunny position at 1500m , with beautiful views over the valley and surrounding mountains. Apres at Farinet is widely regarded as the best in Europe, whilst the pizzas at Fer a Cheval or burgers at T Bar on Place Centrale are perfect for refuelling after a long day on the mountain whilst you swap tales of your day’s adventures.

Spend an afternoon sledging on the 10km long sledge run in Savoleyres, a highly entertaining way to spend the day.read full

Make sure you visit the Milk Bar for the best milkshakes in resort, also loads of delcious cakes to fill you up...read full

With the arrival of the super-chic W Hotel, Verbier is firmly cementing its’ reputation as a highly fashionable resort, whilst the fantastic terrain will ensure the die-hard adventurers return year after year.

Skiing in Verbier, Switzerland

The pretty, traditional resort of Verbier enjoys a sunny position at 1500m, with beautiful views over the valley and surrounding mountains. Apres at Farinet is widely regarded as the best in Europe, whilst the pizzas at Fer a Cheval or burgers at T Bar on Place Centrale are perfect for refuelling after a long day on the mountain whilst you swap tales of your day’s adventures.

With the arrival of the super-chic W Hotel, Verbier is firmly cementing its’ reputation as a highly fashionable resort, whilst the fantastic terrain will ensure the die-hard adventurers return year after year. Over 100 lifts take skiers around the 400km of pistes.

Ski Chalets in Verbier, Switzerland

The exclusive resort of Verbier boasts an excellent range of ski chalets in which to enjoy your ski holiday in Verbier. Whether you desire, luxury chalets, chalets with hot tubs, group or family chalets at Igluski we have the Verbier chalet for you.

Staff Review - Verbier

I have recently returned from my first trip to Verbier. I love going to new resorts as there is so much anticipation, will we get to resort in time, will the chalet be nice, will the snow be good, will the mountain live up to its reputation, will the après be lively and will I come back with any money!?
Verbier definitely lived up to it's reputation on many of these points and I was happily surprised on others. We flew into Geneva, gathered out bags and made our way to the train station in the airport. We then took a beautiful 1.5 hour train journey around lake Geneva, transferred at Martigny onto the mountain train up to Le Châble and finally a cable car up to Verbier. All in all this took around 2.5 hours and was a beautifully simple transfer.
We stayed in the Baroque Penthouse and it was a great representation of the luxury accommodations that Verbier has to offer. We were extremely lucky as it was snowing up on the mountain when we arrived. This brought some of the best snow of the season and when the clouds parted on the second day we were treated to a blue bird powder day.
Verbier’s terrain truly did meet all expectations with easily accessible rock drops, powder fields and tree runs all around the four valleys. If you make it up early enough though the itinerary runs offer some of the best off-piste in resort. However these do get tracked quite quickly so we headed over to Bruson on our third day (after another dump of powder) and found some amazing powder runs through the trees.
After all this hard work we had worked up a thirst and this is where Verbier surprised, beers up on the mountain where around 7 CHF (£5) and down in town you can get a pint at happy hour for 3.50CHF (£2.50) in pub Mont Fort! Then for the liveliest après in town head to The Fainet for all your Jager drinking, table dancing, live music, sing-along après fun. So Verbier defiantly did meet up to its reputation as one of Europe’s best ski resorts, with some of the best terrain I have enjoyed at prices that compare with France I will be revisiting this place as soon as possible as I don’t feel like I scratched the surface. Oh and I did manage to come back with some money! - Jake Keyte, Iglu Ski Sales Consultant, March 2015

Review
01/03/2006

Spend an afternoon sledging on the 10km long sledge run in Savoleyres, a highly entertaining way to spend the day.

Review
01/03/2006

Make sure you visit the Milk Bar for the best milkshakes in resort, also loads of delcious cakes to fill you up after a hard day on the slopes.

Review
01/03/2006

For apres ski head to the Farinet (in the town centre above the Casbar and Extreme Sports Shop) jugs of beers, live bands and dancing on the tables!

Review
20/12/2005

Do make sure you get over to the 4th valley, as there are some fantastic wide runs to enjoy, plus the women’s Olympic downhill run, which is a must! However, make sure you set out early as it requires the whole day.

Review
01/12/2006

If you have a chance go over to Bruson (bus drive away) un-crowded and plenty of excellent off piste and tree runs.

Review
15/04/2006

Right next to the Medran ski lift is Offshore, home to the BEST baguettes in resort. You will need to request it from the waitress as they aren't on the menu ... oh and make sure you ask for extra sauce!!!

Review
01/04/2006

If you do nothing else on your Verbier skiing holiday, make sure you have dinner in the mountain restaurant 'La Marmotte'. You will be taken to the restaurant on the back of a skidoo, then after a delicious meal of cheese fondue, you get to sledge all the way back down to resort. One of the best experiences I had all holiday.

Review
02/02/2009

Superb for advanced and off-piste skiers or boards and a very nice picturesque village with very good facilities, apres-ski, ski buses and snow record but the ski area is rather disjointed. The main ski area above the village is fine, as too is the Savoyere/La Tzoumaz area (very nice), but the far-flung reaches of the resort such as Nendaz, Thyon and Bruson are rather difficult to get to with some awkward ski routes on the way. A lot of drag lifts also, especially in the Thyon area. Also there are some ski routes that are mogulled and not that pleasant to ski , even for an experienced skier.

Review
26/03/2009

Skiing in Verbier is fantastic. It has some of the most challenging skiing in the Alps. Its off piste skiing is second to none and if there is enough fresh powder I would recommend trying the Bruson area on the other side of the valley. I had one of my best days skiing ever there. I was in waist deep powder and only took 4 lifts all day!
Verbier has some of the best après ski bars in the Alps too. It is hard to beat!

Review
29/11/2009

Boarded and skied in Verbier for the last 5 years. It is a great place for beginners and plenty for experts alike. There’s good off piste when there's fresh powder and a run from Mont Fort, not for the faint hearted, when snow is hard! Good for families - free ski bus to nursery slopes. Magic carpet on nursery slope and easy t-bar (cheap lift pass for this too). Good snow cover from December through to late April. We've skied North America and Europe and Verbier is better for us than North America as a family. You have just GOT to do the 10km toboggan run from Savoleyres to La Tzoumaz. Fantastic! Would give it 10 out of 10 - but it is pretty expensive in resort. A roast chicken coast me £12! Supermarkets are pretty good value - live off pasta and pizza!!

Roger

Homely Traditional Chalet
11/04/2011

The Chalet has fairly small rustic rooms, but its not really a problem. We were in the double on the living floor and it was a little smaller then the other rooms. It could probably have done with a new mattress but after very hard skiing all day, I didn’t have any bother sleeping...
It is a traditional chalet so its all wood and it does creak and the noise does travel, we were luck enough to have a good bunch of people and its wasn’t a problem.
Easy to get to from the bus stop and lifts, and short walk into the town. There are a small number of steps up to the chalet and you have to carry your bags and skis, so be warned for those that are not too fit.
All in all the chalet was great, hostess was polite and friendly and accommodating. The resort is amazing and the skinning can be as hard as you want it to be...some amazing trail routes....

Skiing/Snowboarding:
3/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Lisa Warren

Very Verbier
20/04/2013

Stayed at Chalet Hotel Montpelier last week. Great week, very well run hotel, friendly helpful staff. It snowed every night and some days but still had 4 sunny days - very lucky so late in the season - and had a wonderful time. But would have been unaffordable without chalet board thanks to the exchange rate.
For £20+pp there are huge delicious pizzas, comfortable seats and great service at La Vache (one of the celebrity owners, Lawrence Dallalio, was at the next table). Or ski down to Carrefour, eat and drink on the sun terrace (picture attached) and take the bus home. Cheapest lunch option now soup or a sandwich for around £10 eg at Cabine de MontFort with wonderful views and fruit tarts to help you recover from the moguls at the top of the black run.
Lift pass coming up to £300 so make sure you get a 2for1 deal. Outrageous to have to take T-Bars and button lifts (to ski full 4 Vallees) at that price.
In other respects a very smart resort. Enjoyed others' apres ski stories: during the traditional new year celebration in the central square one girl slipped on the frozen lake of champagne and another was accidentally hit over the head with a bottle of Dom Perignon. Very Verbier.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
4/5Apres Ski:
3/5

Hilary

Hotel de Verbier
12/01/2015

Hotel de Verbier
Very noisy with late night party goers on the street 1am to 3am .
We were disturbed most nights - Friday night was horrific !!
Hotel staff were fantastic.

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